Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-06
Nonsense to Pun Down.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
The State House was built before was
born, SO you may call me town born or i'm
ported, just as you like, but since my ar
rival and sojourn here for over ffty-one
years have admired the State House, and at
the beginning of the controversy of repairing
or pulling it down had no fixed opinion on
the subject one way or the other l have
watched and read very carefully all the arti-
cles in the papers pro and con on this subject
of late and thus far have failed to find one
good reason why it should be pulled down,
but on the contrary many good reasons why
it should be repaired and put in good condi-
ton. 1t puts me all out of patience with
those who do advocate its destruction; to be
charitable, I think they must be out OF their
heads, or have some personal axe to grind
which my poor eyesight fails to see, for I
don't think there is city in the United
States but would rejoice to have located in
its public square just such building, even
in its dilapidated condition, and would not
have acted like lot of school boys, as is be-
ing done now, but would have raised money
and had it repaired long ago. am forced to
the conclusion that in the cause of the advo-
Gates for its destruction there is "cat in the
IA6r6
seems to be no force in the argument we do
not need it, for what wiser or grander thing
could our city do than repair it, spending
$4,000 or $4,000, which our frst-class
masons and joineTs say it can be done for,
and put it under the control or give it to the
Grand Army of the Republic, thereby fulfill
ing our word to the noble men who sacrificed
health, life and property in the late war, for
when they enlisted we virtually promised
they could have anything almost for the ask
ing. In doing this we would do no more than
other cities, from the fact that while thew
erect monument we erect a monument on
East Rock Park also give them memorial
building on the Green, thereby satisfying
those who think the monument should have.
been on the Green. There are many other
uses the State House could and would be put
to inside of one year if repaired. Our His
torlcal society is sA good institution for
our city, and if the State House should
be put under the control of the G. A. r,
they could and would no doubt make good
quarters for them and if able pay nominal
rent, and if not able to pay rent occupy it
free, as that and other kindred institutions
should be encouraged by our citizens in every
way possible. see no force in the argument
that we need the space on the Green now &C.
cupied by the State House, as it is large
enough now, and if the State House is re-
moved should favor all the churches on the
Green being removed also, and then let's go
back to the starting point and use the Green
for what it was originally given, a market
place for the farmers to sell their hay and
wood. 1t does not seem possible to me that
our citizens will be so short sighted as to vote
on Tuesday to pull down and destroy at least
$4,000 worth of property, and the only
reason can see in its favor is that Yale col
lege will have an unobstructed view of our
noble Green. G.